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Where does “marc” come from?

marc (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish marc, from Proto-Celtic markos, from Proto-Indo-European márkos — horse; wild horse.

marc (Scottish Gaelic): horse; steed

Definitions

  1. horse; steed

Ancestry of “marc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmarchorse
2Proto-Celticmarkoshorse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmárkoshorse; wild horse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European márkos →